Career
He also holds Albanian citizenship. In 2009 he played for Turun Palloseura (TPS) in the Finnish Veikkausliiga, making his league debut against Football Club Lahti on 31 May 2009. In the summer of 2009 he signed for Hysi.
On 9 July 2015, Ylli joined fellow Albanian Superliga side Flamurtari Vlorë on a free transfer.
He made his international debut for Kosovo in its international friendly match against Turkey which ended in a 1–6 home loss.